The 27 October edition O Globo, Rio's largest daily newspaper, featured an editorial cartoon on the front page instead being buried further back in the op-ed section. This is a bit unusual, even though it was placed below the fold, but its up-front placement underscores the concern of most of the population and numerous city officials. The message is that before the ground has even been broken for the first venue for the games several very public and violent incidents of crime that have occurred--just in the three short weeks since it was announced that the city was awarded the winning bid for the 2016 Olympic games--are now giving Rio a bad image.
The cartoon was fairly simple and to the point. It showed a white background covered with the five, multi-coloured Olympic rings--not unlike the many placards that were placed all over the city in the weeks leading up to the final award announcement. The only difference between this editorial cartoon version of the placard and those placed all over Rio is that this one featured numerous bullet holes and the caption "The Pre-Olympic Games."
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